WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Former KU pitcher Easley signs with Rangers

Former Kansas pitcher J'Briell Easley has signed a deal to join the Texas Rangers, KU announced Thursday evening. Easley, who was not drafted, had remaining collegiate eligibility after playing his redshirt junior season with KU in 2024, but will instead choose to take the professional route. He joins catcher and first baseman Ben Hartl, a 14th-round pick in the 2024 MLB Draft in Tuesday, as a second Jayhawk ...

Timberlake signs to play in Portugal

Former Kansas guard Nick Timberlake has signed to play professional basketball for Portuguese team AD Galomar, his agent Jeff Allen told the Journal-World on Thursday night. "We are very excited for him," Allen, of Pro Basket Consulting, wrote in an email message. Timberlake played the 2023-24 season at KU. He averaged 5.2 points and 1.9 rebounds for the Jayhawks in 34 games, primarily coming off the bench but ...

Bean, currently with Colts, goes No. 1 overall in UFL draft

Jason Bean has an intriguing potential career path at his disposal. The former Kansas quarterback, who is currently on the roster of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent and will begin training camp next week, was selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 UFL College Draft by the Memphis Showboats on Wednesday. The United Football League, which takes place during the spring, just completed its ...

Mass Street comes up short against K-State alumni team in TBT tune-up

Overland Park — The Mass Street team of Kansas men's basketball alumni got a solid assessment of its strengths and weaknesses in an exhibition on Wednesday night, with several days to go until it opens The Basketball Tournament. The biggest weakness of all may have been that, as head coach Sherron Collins noted, most of its players had just gotten into town. Mass Street, playing together as a unit for the ...

More reinforcements set to join KU baseball

Updated 2:19 p.m. Tuesday, July 16: The top-ranked JUCO classes have garnered much of the attention, but in the two years since Dan Fitzgerald took over as Kansas baseball coach, the conventional transfer portal — at least conventional by modern standards — has played a significant role in the Jayhawks’ success. Many of the players who have helped KU achieve renewed relevance in the past two seasons came ...